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Low pectoralis muscle index

Biomarker

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“acute exacerbations occurred more frequently in the low ESMI group and low PMI group, particularly among non-IPF patients.”
Prognostic impact of muscle mass in idiopathic interstitial pneumonia: analysis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and other idiopathic interstitial pneumoniasBMC pulmonary medicine2025doi:10.1186/s12890-025-03942-0

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Acute exacerbation

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  1. Low pectoralis muscle index is associated with acute exacerbation in humans (particularly among non-IPF patients).

    “acute exacerbations occurred more frequently in the low ESMI group and low PMI group, particularly among non-IPF patients.”

    Humansparticularly among non-IPF patientsskeletal muscle

    Prognostic impact of muscle mass in idiopathic interstitial pneumonia: analysis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and other idiopathic interstitial pneumonias

    BMC pulmonary medicine

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